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Historical Birthday

13 May 1638
Richard Simon French Biblical critic (d. 1712)
13 May 1655
Innocent XIII [Michelangiolo dei Conti] Italian 244th Pope (1721-24)
13 May 1699
Marquis of Pombal Prime Minister of Portugal (1756-1777) born in Lisbon Portugal (d. 1782)
13 May 1712
Johann Hartwig Ernst Count von Bernstorff Danish statesman (d. 1772)
13 May 1717
Maria Theresa Empress of Austria (Wife of emperor Franz I)
13 May 1729
Henry William (Baron) Stiegel early American glassmaker
13 May 1742
Archduchess Maria Christina Duchess of Teschen (d. 1798)
13 May 1753
Lazare Carnot French politician engineer and mathematician known as the Organizer of Victory in the French Revolutionary Wars born in Nolay Cte-dOr (d. 1823)
13 May 1761
Adrian Loosjes Pzn publisherwriter (Mauritius Lijnslager)
13 May 1776
Charles Ots Belgian composer born in Brussels (d. 1845)
13 May 1792
Pius IX Pio Nono [Giovanni-Maria Mastai-Ferretti] Pope (1846-78)
13 May 1794
Louis-Leopold Robert French painter (d. 1835)
13 May 1795
Joshua Ratoon Sands American Rear Admiral (Union Navy) born in Brooklyn New York (d. 1883)
13 May 1795
Grard Paul Deshayes French geologist (d. 1875)
13 May 1822
Francis of Assisi of Bourbon King Consort of Spain (d. 1902)
13 May 1830
Zebulon Baird Vance Governor (Confederacy) (d. 1894)
13 May 1831
Willem baron of Goltstein of Oldenaller Dutch minister of Colonies
13 May 1840
Alphonse Daudet French writer (Tartarin of Tarascon) born in Nmes France (d. 1897)
13 May 1842
Arthur Sullivan English operatic composer (Pirates of Penzance H.M.S Pinafore) born in London (d. 1900)
13 May 1843
Count Paul J Smet de Naeyer Belgian politician
13 May 1854
Louis H Chrispijn Dutch actor and director (Krates Lost & Found Silvia Silombra) born in Amsterdam Netherland (d. 1926)
13 May 1856
Peter Henry Emerson 1st to promote photography as an independent art
13 May 1856
Tom ORourke American boxing manager (d. 1938)
13 May 1857
Ronald Ross British pathologist (Nobel Prize 1902) born in Almora North-Western Provinces British India (d. 1932)
13 May 1859
August Enna Danish composer (The Witch) (d. 1939)
13 May 1867
Frank Brangwyn Wales paintermuralistcartoonist (Willam Morris)
13 May 1878
Muriel Robb British tennis player (Wimbledon 1902) born in Newcastle upon Tyne England (d. 1907)
13 May 1882
Georges Braque French cubist painter and sculptor (My bicycle) who helped develop Cubism with Pablo Picasso born in Argenteuil Val-dOise (d. 1963)
13 May 1883
Henk JFM Sneevliet leader RSAPeditor Spartacus (Dutch-Indies)
13 May 1883
Georgios Papanikolaou Greek doctor inventor of the Pap smear (d. 1962)
13 May 1886
Joseph Achron LatviaUS violinistcomposer (Golem suite)
13 May 1891
Fritz Rasp Bayreuth Germany actor (Diary of a Lost Girl)
13 May 1894
sgeir sgeirsson 2nd President of Iceland (d. 1972)
13 May 1896
Charles F Pahud de Mortanges Dutch equestrian (Olympic gold 1928 32)
13 May 1898
Justin Tuveri Italian veteran of the First World War (d. 2007)
13 May 1903
Paul Page American actor (Girl From Havana Moth) born in Birmingham Alabama (d. 1974)
13 May 1904
Tim Wall cricketer (18 Tests for Australia 1928-34)
13 May 1905
Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed Indian leader and 5th President of India (1974-77) born in Delhi British India (d. 1977)
13 May 1906
Thomas Mitchell architect and engineer born (d. 1996)
13 May 1907
Austin Whitaker schoolmaster classical scholararchivist
13 May 1907
Daphne du Maurier English writer (Rebecca Parasites)
13 May 1908
Michael Richardson commandant (Home for Disabled Sailors)
13 May 1911
Maxine Sullivan [Marietta Williams] American jazz vocalist and performer (Going Places) born in Homestead Pennsylvania (d. 1987)
13 May 1911
Robert Middleton American film and TV actor (Barney-Monroes) born in Cincinnati Ohio (d. 1977)
13 May 1912
Helen Craig American actress (Snake Pit They Live by Night) born in San Antonio Texas (d. 1986)
13 May 1913
William R Tolbert president Liberia (1971-80)
13 May 1915
John Habakkuk principal (Jesus College in Oxford)
13 May 1917
Wilhelmus C Wijen [Broeder Pius] social worker (Curacao)
13 May 1918
John Johnston British diplomat (Rhodesia Malaysia)
13 May 1918
T. Balasaraswati Bharatanatyam dancer (d. 1984)
13 May 1920
Ratu Kasmisere Mara PM of Fiji (1960-70 70- )pres (1994- )
13 May 1921
Syd[ney G] Vincent British mine workers leader
13 May 1922
Michael Ainsworth British cricketer (d. 1978)
13 May 1922
Bea Arthur American comedian singer and actress (Maude The Golden Girls) born in NYC New York (d. 2009)
13 May 1923
Red [William] Garland American jazz pianist (Miles Davis Quintet) born in Dallas Texas (d. 1984)
13 May 1924
Harry Schwarz South African MP and Ambassador to the US
13 May 1924
Theodore Mann American theatre producer and director
13 May 1925
Anthony Milner British composer born in Bristol England (d. 2002)
13 May 1926
Dewey Philip Daddy-O American pioneering DJ born in Crump Tennessee (d. 1968)
13 May 1927
Clive Barnes drama critic (NY Times NY Post)
13 May 1927
Herbert Ross directorchoreographer (Footloose)
13 May 1927
Archie Scott-Brown English race car driver (d. 1958)
13 May 1928
douard Molinaro French film actor director and screenwriter (La Cage aux Folles) born in Bordeaux France (d. 2013)
13 May 1928
Jim Shoulders Champion rodeo cowboy (d. 2007)
13 May 1931
Eileen Diss theatrical designer (August Secret Places Betrayal)
13 May 1931
Sydney Lipworth CEO (Monopolies & Mergers Commission)
13 May 1931
William Utting chief inspector (British Social Services)
13 May 1934
Adolf Muschg Swiss writer (Gruppe Olten) born in Zollikon
13 May 1936
Rafael Campos Santiago Dominican Republic actor (Tonka)
13 May 1937
Judith Somogi American conductor (Frankfurt Opera-1982) born in NYC New York
13 May 1937
Roger [Joseph] Zelazny sci-fi author (6 Hugos Chronicles of Amber)
13 May 1937
Zohra Lampert American actress (Doctors Hospital Girl With Something Extra) born in NYC New York
13 May 1937
Trevor Baylis English inventor of the wind-up radio born in Kilburn London (d. 2018)
13 May 1938
Buck Taylor actor (Monroes Gunsmoke) born in Hollywood California
13 May 1938
Laurent Beaudoin French Canadian businessman (Bombardier)
13 May 1939
Harvey Keitel actor (Taxi Driver Pulp Fiction Reservoir Dogs)
13 May 1940
Bruce Chatwin England writer (On the Black Hill)
13 May 1941
Joe Brown English musician (A Picture of You) born in Swarby England
13 May 1941
Ritchie Valens American singer (Donna La Bamba) born in Pacoima California (d. 1959)
13 May 1941
Senta Berger actress (Cast a Giant Shadow) born in Vienna Austria
13 May 1942
Vladimir A Dzhanibekov USSR cosmo (Soyuz 27 39 T-6 T-12 T-13)
13 May 1943
Mary Wells singer (My Guy) born in Detroit Michigan
13 May 1943
Eve Babitz American artist and author (Eves Hollywood Slow Days Fast Company) born in Los Angeles California
13 May 1944
Betsy Finley Ashton broadcast journalistauthorlecturer
13 May 1944
Carolyn Franklin American singer-songwriter (Angel) born in Memphis Tennessee (d. 1988)
13 May 1944
Clive Radley cricketer (England batsman in 8 Tests 1978)
13 May 1944
Crispin Agnew of Lochnaw British explorergenealogist
13 May 1945
Magic Dick [Richard Salwitz] American harmonicaist and musician (J Geils Band- Centerfold) born in New London Connecticut
13 May 1945
Louis Blue Lou Marini American saxophonist arranger and composer (Blues Brothers) born in Charleston South Carolina
13 May 1949
Franklin Ajaye American comedian and actor (Jazz Singer Car Wash) born in Brooklyn New York
13 May 1949
Zoe Wanamaker American actress (Raggedy Rawney) born in NYC New York
13 May 1950
Danny Kirwan British musician singer and songwriter (Fleetwood Mac- Albatross) born in London England (d. 2018)
13 May 1950
John Jocko Marcellino rockeractor (Tagget Hot to Trot Rain Man)
13 May 1951
Jim Douglas American politician governor of Vermont
13 May 1946
Tim Pigott-Smith English actor (Jewel in Crown King Charles III) born in Rugby (d. 2017)
13 May 1947
Pete Overend Watts English rock bassist (Mott The Hoople-All Young Dudes) born in Birmingham United Kingdom
13 May 1947
Stephen R Donaldson American sci-fi author (The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant Lord Fouls Bane) born in Cleveland Ohio
13 May 1947
Robert Rab Noakes Scottish singer-songwriter born in St Andrews Fife
13 May 1948
Jeffrey Evans Lord Mayor of London (2015-16) born in Gothenburg Sweden
13 May 1952
John Kasich US politician (Governor of Ohio (R) 2011-) born in McKees Rocks Pennsylvania
13 May 1952
Sew Shivnarine cricketer (3 Tests for WI 1978 later USA captain)
13 May 1956
Aleksandr Yuriyevich Kaleri Russian cosmonaut (Soyuz TM-14)
13 May 1956
Ravi Shankar [Sri Sri] Indian spiritual leader and founder of the Art of Living Foundation born in Papanasam India
13 May 1956
Richard Madeley British TV presenter journalist columnist and novelist (Richard & Judy The Wright Stuff) born in Romford Essex
13 May 1957
Claudie Andre-Deshays French cosmonaut (Soyuz TM-24)
13 May 1957
Alan Ball American screenwriter director and producer
13 May 1957
Carrie Lam Chinese politician Chief Executive of Hong Kong (2017-) born in Hong Kong
13 May 1958
Frances Barber Wolverhampton England actress (Castaway)
13 May 1959
Paul Pesco Eurasian American session guitarist singer-songwriter and record producer born in Canandaigua New York
13 May 1960
Richard M Dick van de Toorn actor (Pastorale)
13 May 1960
Shannon Vessup-Millen WPVA volleyballer (National-9th-1991) born in Los Angeles California
13 May 1963
Julian Brookhouse rocker (Curiosity Killed Cat-Keep Your Distance)
13 May 1965
Chris Washburn American NBA player born in Hickory North Carolina
13 May 1965
Jos Antonio Delgado Venezuelan mountain climber (d. 2006)
13 May 1965
Lari White American country music singer and actress (You Can Be a Star winner- 1988) born in Dunedin Florida (d. 2018)
13 May 1965
Natalie Massenet entrepreneur and founder of Net-a-Porter born in Los Angeles California
13 May 1966
Darius Rucker American singer (Hootie & the Blowfish) born in Charleston South Carolina
13 May 1966
Alison Goldfrapp English musician (Goldfrapp) born in London
13 May 1967
Chuck Schuldiner American musician (Death Control Denied) (d. 2001)
13 May 1967
Melanie Thornton African American German pop singer former member of La Bouche. (d. 2001)
13 May 1968
James Harris NFL defensive end (Minnesota Vikings)
13 May 1968
Miguel ngel Blanco Spanish politician (d. 1997)
13 May 1968
PMD [Parrish J. Smith] American rapper (EPMD) from Brentwood New York
13 May 1968
Scott Morrison Australian politician Prime Minister of Australia (2018-) born in Waverley Australia
13 May 1969
Lyle Mouton American outfielder (Chicago White Sox) born in Lafayette Louisiana
13 May 1024
Hugh of Cluny French saint born in Semur-en-Brionnais Brionnais (d. 1109)
13 May 1254
Maria of Brabant wife of Philip III and Queen consort of France (1274-85) born in Leuven Belgium (d. 1321)
13 May 1314
Sergius of Radonezh Russian saint born in Varnitsa Rostov Velikiy (d. 1392)
13 May 1588
Ole Worm Danish physician born in Aarhus DenmarkNorway (d. 1654)
13 May 1897
Babe Dye Canadian Hockey Hall of Fame right wing (Stanley Cup 1922 NHL scoring champion 192223 24-25 Toronto St. PatricksMaple Leafs) born in Hamilton Ontario (d. 1962)
13 May 1903
Jim Sims English cricket spin bowler (4 Tests 11 wickets Middlesex) born in Leyton England (d. 1973)
13 May 1920
Ratu Kasmisere Mara Prime Minister of Fiji (1960-70 70- )pres (1994- )
13 May 1926
Wallace Breem British author (Eagle in the Snow) born in Kingston England (d. 1990)
13 May 1934
Leon Wagner American baseball outfielder (MLB All-Star 1962 63 LA Angels) born in Chattanooga Tennessee (d. 2004)
13 May 1949
Franklyn Ajaye American comedian and actor (Car Wash The Jazz Singer Bridesmaids) born in Brooklyn New York
13 May 1254
Maria of Brabant wife of Philip III and Queen consort of France (1274-85) born in Leuven Belgium (d. 1322)
13 May 1655
Innocent XIII [Michelangiolo dei Conti] Italian 244th Pope (1721-24)
13 May 1756
Wojciech ywny Polish pianist composer and Chopins first piano teacher born in Meno Bohemia (d. 1842)
13 May 1792
Pius IX Pio Nono [Giovanni-Maria Mastai-Ferretti] Pope (1846-78)
13 May 1847
Johannes Haarklou Norwegian organist composer and educator born in Haukedalen Norway
13 May 1854
Paul Klengel German pianist violinist composer and educator born in Leipzig (d. 1935)
13 May 1868
Paolo Gallico Italian-American pianist and composer (The Apocalypse) born in Trieste (d. 1955)
13 May 1874
Henry Clough-Leiter American composer born in Washington D.C. (d. 1956)
13 May 1888
Inge Lehmann Danish geophysicist and seismologist and geophysicist born in sterbro Denmark (d. 1993)
13 May 1889
Merie Earle [Ireland] American film and television character actress (The Waltons - Maude Gormley) born in Morrow Ohio (d. 1984)
13 May 1904
Earle Birney Canadian poet and novelist who twice won the Governor Generals Award born in Calgary Northwest Territories (d. 1995)
13 May 1912
Gil Evans Canadian-American jazz pianist composer and arranger (Miles Davis Absolute Beginners Out of the Cool) born in Toronto Ontario (d. 1988)
13 May 1917
Wilhelmus C Wijen [Broeder Pius] social worker (Curacao)
13 May 1924
Harry Glickman American journalist promoter and sports executive (co-founder NBA Portland Trail Blazers President 1987-94) born in Portland Oregon (d. 2020)
13 May 1927
Karl-Heinz Kper German conductor and composer (Tuba-Tabu Pop Corn Concerto) born in Hanover Germany (d. 2011)
13 May 1935
Nigel Butterley Australian pianist and composer (The True Samaritan) born in Sydney Australia
13 May 1937
Teddy Randazzo American pop singer-songwriter (Im on the Outside Looking In) born in NYC New York (d. 2003)
13 May 1941
Senta Berger Austrian stage and screen actress (Cast a Giant Shadow) born in Vienna Austria
13 May 1942
Jim Douglas Scottish jazz guitarist born in Gifford East Lothian
13 May 1943
Mary Wells American singer (My Guy) born in Detroit Michigan (d. 1992)
13 May 1947
Pete Overend Watts English rock bassist (Mott The Hoople - All Young Dudes) born in Yardley Birmingham England (d. 2017)
13 May 1949
Jane Glover British conductor (London Mozart Players Music of the Baroque) born in Helmsley England
13 May 1949
Piotr Moss Polish-French contemporary classical composer born in Bydgoszcz Poland
13 May 1951
Jim Douglas American politician Governor of Vermont (2003-11) born in Springfield Massachusetts
13 May 1956
Sri Sri Ravi Shankar Indian spiritual leader and founder of the Art of Living Foundation born in Papanasam India
13 May 1956
David Hollestelle Dutch rock guitarist (Herman Brood & His Wild Romance) born in Hilversum Netherlands
13 May 1965
Tasmin Little English classical violinist born in London England
13 May 1592
John Cloppenburg Dutch Calvinist theologian born in Amsterdam (d. 1652)
13 May 1655
Innocent XIII [Michelangiolo dei Conti] Italian 244th Pope (1721-24) tried to introduce frugal measures and end nepotism born in Poli Papal States (d. 1724)
13 May 1717
Maria Theresa Holy Roman Empress Archduchess of Austria Queen of Hungary and Bohemia (1740-1780) only woman to rule Habsburg Empire in her own right born in Vienna (d. 1780)
13 May 1729
Henry William Stiegel German-American early glassmaker (built American Flint Glassworks at Manheim which had rapid rise and fall) born near Cologne (d. 1785)
13 May 1735
Horace Coignet French violinist and composer (d. 1821)
13 May 1746
Oliver Brownson American composer and music publisher mostly of hymns born in Bolton Connecticut (d. 1815)
13 May 1792
Pius IX Pio Nono [Giovanni-Maria Mastai-Ferretti] Italian Pope (1846-78) held First Vatican Council lost control of Papal States born in Senigallia Papal States (d. 1878)
13 May 1761
Adrian Loosjes Dutch botanist publisher and writer (Mauritius Lijnslager) born in Den Hoor Netherlands (d. 1818)
13 May 1776
Rodrigo Ferreira da Costa Portuguese composer (d. 1825)
13 May 1830
Zebulon Baird Vance American politician (Senator and Governor of South Carolina 1862-65 77-79 and Confederate officer born in Reems Creek North Carolina (d. 1894)
13 May 1831
Willem van Goltstein van Oldenaller Dutch minister of Colonies born in Hamburg (d. 1901)
13 May 1843
Paul Smet de Naeyer Belgian politician and count (Prime Minister of Belgium 1896-99 1899-1907) born in Ghent Belgium (d. 1913)
13 May 1847
Johannes Haarklou Norwegian organist composer and educator born in Haukedalen Norway (d. 1925)
13 May 1854
Louis H. Chrispijn Dutch actor and director (Krates Lost & Found Silvia Silombra) born in Amsterdam Netherland (d. 1926)
13 May 1856
Peter Henry Emerson British writer and photographer (1st to promote photography as an independent art) born on La Palma Estate plantation Cuba (d. 1936)
13 May 1856
Tom ORourke American boxing manager (George Dixon Barbados Joe Walcott George Gardner Tom Sharkey) born in Boston Massachusetts (d. 1938)
13 May 1866
Ottokar Eugen Novacek Hungarian composer and violinist of Czech descent born in t Weikirchen Austrian Empire (d. 1900)
13 May 1867
Frank Brangwyn Welsh painter muralist and cartoonist (Official War Artist First World War) born in Bruges Belgium (d. 1956)
13 May 1869
Bob Dalton American outlaw of the Old West (leader of the Dalton Gang) born in Cass County Missouri (d. 1892)
13 May 1876
Raoul Laparra French composer (Alyssa) born in Bordeaux France (d. 1943)
13 May 1881
Ilona Durigo Hungarian contralto singer born in Budapest Hungary (d. 1943)
13 May 1883
Henk Sneevliet Dutch Communist editor (Spartacus) and WWII resistance fighter born in Rotterdam Netherlands (d. 1942)
13 May 1886
Joseph Achron Lithuanian-American concert violinist and composer (Golem Suite) born in Lozdzieje Russian Empire (now Lazdijai Lithuania) (d. 1943)
13 May 1888
Inge Lehmann Danish geophysicist and seismologist born in sterbro Denmark (d. 1993)
13 May 1891
Fritz Rasp German actor (Diary of a Lost Girl) born in Bayreuth Germany (d. 1976)
13 May 1896
Charles Pahud de Mortanges Dutch equestrian (Olympic gold individual 3 day event 1928 32 team 3 day event 1924 28) born in The Hague (d. 1971)
13 May 1900
Jos Panhuysen Dutch author (Pornographer) (d. 1986)
13 May 1903
Alfred Pugsley English civil engineer (R101 airship) born in London England (d. 1998)
13 May 1904
Tim Wall Australian cricket fast bowler (18 Tests 56 wickets BB 514 South Australia) born in Semaphore Australia (d. 1981)
13 May 1906
Thomas Mitchell British architect and engineer (d. 1996)
13 May 1907
Daphne du Maurier English writer (Rebecca Parasites) born in London England (d. 1989)
13 May 1907
Laurence Kirwan British archaeologist (Sudan and Egyptian Nubia) born in Galloway (d. 1999)
13 May 1913
William Tolbert Liberian politician (President Liberia 1971-80) born in Bensonville Liberia (d. 1980)
13 May 1914
(Louis Charles) L. C. Robinson American blues singer guitarist fiddler and electric steel guitar player born in Brenham Texas (d. 1976)
13 May 1915
John Habakkuk [Hrothgar Habakkuk] Welsh economic historian (Vice-Chancellor of Oxford University 197377) born in Barry Wales (d. 2002)
13 May 1918
John Baines Johnston British diplomat (British High Commissioner to Rhodesia just before independence High Commissioner of Malaysia) born in Maryport England (d. 2005)
13 May 1920
Ratu Kasmisere Mara Fijian tribal chief first Prime Minister of Fiji (1970-92) President (1994-2000) born in Lomaloma Colony of Fiji (d. 2004)
13 May 1922
Bea Arthur [Bernice Frankel] American Tony and Emmy Award-winning actress (Mame Maude The Golden Girls) and singer born in Brooklyn New York City (d. 2009)
13 May 1923
(William) Red Garland American jazz pianist (Miles Davis Quintet) born in Dallas Texas (d. 1984)
13 May 1927
Clive Barnes American drama critic (NY Times NY Post)
13 May 1927
Herbert Ross American director producer and choreographer (Footloose Steel Magnolias) born in New York City (d. 2001)
13 May 1928
Enrique Bolaos President of Nicaragua (2002-07) born in Masaya Nicaragua (d. 2021)
13 May 1928
Jim Shoulders American champion rodeo cowboy born in Tulsa Oklahoma (d. 2007)
13 May 1929
Creed Taylor American Grammy Award-winning jazz and bossa nova record producer (Stan Getz Wes Montgomery) and label founder (Impluse CTI Records) born in Lynchburg Virginia (d. 2022)
13 May 1930
Mike Gravel American politician (US Senator (D) - Alaska 1969-81) and peace activist (Pentagon Papers) born in Springfield Massachusetts (d. 2021)
13 May 1930
Vernon Shaw President of Dominica (1998-2003) (d. 2013)
13 May 1931
Eileen Diss British theatrical designer (August Secret Places Betrayal) born in London England
13 May 1931
Sydney Lipworth South African born lawyer and businessman (head of UK Monopolies & Mergers Commission) bon in Johannesburg South Africa
13 May 1933
Alden Ashforth American composer and professor of ethno-musicology born in New York City (d. 2016)
13 May 1933
Sid Morrison American politician (Rep-R-WA 1981-93) born in Yakima Washington
13 May 1933
Stig Gustav Schonberg Swedish composer and organist born in Vstra Husby Sweden
13 May 1935
Dominic Cossa American baritone born in Jessup Pennsylvania
13 May 1935
Nigel Butterley Australian pianist composer (The True Samaritan) educator and radio broadcaster born in Sydney Australia (d. 2022) [1]
13 May 1935
Yizhak Sadai Israeli composer born in Sofia Bulgaria (d. 2019)
13 May 1936
Rafael Campos Dominican actor (Tonka) born in Santiago Dominican Republic (d. 1985)
13 May 1937
John Cope British politician (UK Paymaster General)
13 May 1937
Roger Zelazny American poet and sci-fi author (Chronicles of Amber) born in Euclid Ohio (d. 1995)
13 May 1938
Buck Taylor American actor (Monroes Gunsmoke) born in Hollywood California
13 May 1938
Giuliano Amato Italian politician (Prime Minister of Italy 1992-93 2000-01) born in Turin Italy
13 May 1939
Bill Cobey American politician (Rep-R-NC 1985-87) born in Washington D.C.
13 May 1939
Harvey Keitel American actor (Taxi Driver Pulp Fiction Reservoir Dogs) born in New York City
13 May 1939
Hildrun Laufer-Claus German long jumper born in Dresden Germany
13 May 1940
Bruce Chatwin English travel writer and novelist (In Patagonia On the Black Hill) born in Sheffield England (d. 1989)
13 May 1940
Richard Brooks American soul singer (Impressions 1958-62 - Gypsy Woman) born in Chattanooga Tennessee
13 May 1941
Joe Brown British singer guitarist and ukulele player (A Picture of You Ill See You In My Dreams) born in Swarby England
13 May 1941
Ritchie Valens [Valenzuela] American rock singer (Donna La Bamba) born in Pacoima California (d. 1959)
13 May 1942
Vladimir Dzhanibekov Soviet cosmonaut (Soyuz 27 39 T-6 T-12 T-13) born in Iskandar Kazakh SSR Soviet Union
13 May 1943
Eve Babitz American artist and author (Eves Hollywood Slow Days Fast Company I Used To Be Charming) born in Hollywood California (d. 2021)
13 May 1943
Mary Wells American pop singer (My Guy) born in Detroit Michigan (d. 1992)
13 May 1944
Armistead Maupin American author (Tales of the City series) born in Washington D.C.
13 May 1944
Betsy Finley Ashton American broadcast journalist author and lecturer born in Wilkes-Barre Pennsylvania
13 May 1944
Clive Radley English cricketer (batsman in 8 Tests)
13 May 1944
Crispin Agnew of Lochnaw British explorer and genealogist
13 May 1945
Magic Dick [Richard Salwitz] American harmonica player and musician (J Geils Band - Centerfold) born in New London Connecticut
13 May 1945
Sam Anderson American actor (Perfect Strangers) born in Wahpeton North Dakota
13 May 1946
Tim Pigott-Smith English actor (Jewel in Crown King Charles III) born in Rugby England (d. 2017)
13 May 1947
Robert Rab Noakes Scottish folk-country singer-songwriter (Turn A Deaf Ear) born in St Andrews Fife
13 May 1947
Stephen R. Donaldson American sci-fi author (The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant Lord Fouls Bane) born in Cleveland Ohio
13 May 1948
David Hawk Wolinski American funk keyboardist (Rufus Chaka Kahn) and record producer born in Chicago Illinois
13 May 1948
Guillermo Echevarra Mexican swimmer (1500m WR 1628.1 1968) born in Mexico City Mexico (d. 2021)
13 May 1949
Jane Glover British conductor (London Mozart Players 1984-91 Music of the Baroque Ennsemble (Chicago) 2002-) born in Helmsley England
13 May 1950
Danny Kirwan British musician singer and songwriter (Fleetwood Mac - Albatross) born in London England (d. 2018)
13 May 1950
Joe Johnston American film director (Honey I Shrunk The Kids Jumanji October Sky) and visual effects artist born in Austin Texas
13 May 1951
Guus Janssens Dutch jazz and classical pianist harpsichordist and composer born in Heiloo Netherlands
13 May 1951
Guy Morriss American football coach (Kentucky Baylor Texas A&MCommerce) and guard (Philadelphia Eagles New England Patriots) born in Colorado City Texas (d. 2022)
13 May 1951
Paul Thompson British rock drummer (Roxy Music - Love Is The Drug)
13 May 1951
Selina Scott English TV newscaster (West 57th) born in Scarborough England
13 May 1952
John Kasich US politician (Governor of Ohio (R) 2011-19) born in McKees Rocks Pennsylvania
13 May 1952
Sew Shivnarine West Indian cricketer (3 Tests for WI 1978 later USA captain) born in Albion Guyana
13 May 1954
Johnny Logan [Sen Sherrard] Irish celtic-pop singer and songwriter (Hold Me Now) born in Frankston Australia
13 May 1955
Xiaoyong Chen Chinese contemporary classical composer (Invisible Landscapes) born in Beijing China
13 May 1957
Andrea Klump German terrorist (attempt to murder Jewish emigrants in Hungary)
13 May 1957
Carrie Lam Chinese politician Chief Executive of Hong Kong (2017-22) born in Hong Kong
13 May 1958
Frances Barber English actress (Castaway) born in Wolverhampton England
13 May 1960
Dick van de Toorn Dutch actor (Pastorale) born in Haarlem Netherlands
13 May 1963
Julian Brookhouse British rock guitarist (Curiosity Killed Cat - Keep Your Distance) born in Putney London England
13 May 1963
Wally Masur English-born Australian tennis player born in Southampton England
13 May 1964
Sara Gomer English tennis player born in Torquay England
13 May 1964
Tom Verica American actor director and producer (How to Get Away with Murder Bridgerton) born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania
13 May 1965
Hikari Ota Japanese comedian (Bakush Mondai) born in Kamifukuoka Japan
13 May 1966
Alison Goldfrapp English singer-songwriter (Seventh Tree) born in London
13 May 1966
Darius Rucker American rock singer (Hootie & the Blowfish - Only Wanna Be With You) born in Charleston South Carolina
13 May 1967
Chuck Schuldiner American heavy metal singer-songwriter and guitarist (Death Control Denied) (d. 2001)
13 May 1655
Innocent XIII [Michelangiolo dei Conti] Italian 244th Pope (1721-24) tried to introduce frugal measures and end nepotism born in Poli Papal States (d. 1724)
13 May 1729
Henry William Stiegel German-American early glassmaker (built American Flint Glassworks at Manheim which had rapid rise and fall) born near Cologne (d. 1785)
13 May 1735
Horace Coignet French violinist singer and composer born in Lyon France (d. 1821)
13 May 1756
Wojciech ywny Polish pianist composer and Chopins first piano teacher born in Meno Bohemia (now Czech Republic) (d. 1842)
13 May 1776
Charles Ots Belgian composer born in Brussels Austrian Netherlands (now Belgium) (d. 1845)
13 May 1776
Rodrigo Ferreira da Costa Portuguese composer born in Setbal Portugal (d. 1825)
13 May 1822
Francisco de Ass Duke of Cdiz and King Consort of Spain (1846-68) born in the Royal Palace of Aranjuez Spain (d. 1902)
13 May 1854
Paul Klengel German pianist violinist composer and educator born in Leipzig Kingdom of Saxony (now Germany) (d. 1935)
13 May 1859
August Enna Danish composer (The Witch) born in Nakskov Denmark (d. 1939)
13 May 1866
Ottokar Eugen Novacek Hungarian composer and violinist of Czech descent born in Weikirchen Austrian Empire (d. 1900)
13 May 1868
Paolo Gallico Italian-American pianist and composer (The Apocalypse) born in Trieste Austro-Hungarian Empire (now Italy) (d. 1955)
13 May 1918
T. Balasaraswati Indian Bharatanatyam dancer born in Madras Presidency British India (d. 1984)
13 May 1920
Gareth Morris British flautist (Philharmonia Orchestra 1948-72) and educator (Royal Academy of Music 1945-85) born in Clevedon Somerset England (d. 2007)
13 May 1921
Sid Vincent British trade union leader (d. 1992)
13 May 1924
Harry Schwarz South African MP Ambassador to the US and anti-apartheid activist born in Cologne Germany (d. 2010)
13 May 1924
Theodore Mann American theatre producer and director (co-founded Circle in the Square Theatre) born in Brooklyn New York (d. 2012) [1]
13 May 1931
Sydney Lipworth South African born lawyer and businessman (head of UK Monopolies & Mergers Commission) born in Johannesburg South Africa
13 May 1935
Dominic Cossa American baritone and voice teacher born in Jessup Pennsylvania
13 May 1937
Judith Somogi American conductor (Frankfurt Opera-1982) born in New York City
13 May 1936
Vitaly Dubko Russian trampolining coach (named best coach of 20th Century by International Gymnastics Federation) born in Krasnodar Russia (d. 2023)
13 May 1937
Teddy Randazzo American pop singer-songwriter (Im on the Outside Looking In) born in New York City (d. 2003)
13 May 1937
Zohra Lampert American actress (Doctors Hospital Girl With Something Extra) born in New York City
13 May 1948
Guillermo Echevarra Mexican swimmer (1500m WR 1628.1 1968) born in Mexico City (d. 2021)
13 May 1949
Mrio Moinhos Portuguese soccer forward (7 caps Benfica Boavista Espinho) born in Vila Nova de Gaia Portugal (d. 2023)
13 May 1949
Zoe Wanamaker American actress (Raggedy Rawney) born in New York City
13 May 1951
Guus Janssen Dutch jazz and classical pianist harpsichordist and composer born in Heiloo Netherlands
13 May 1951
Paul Thompson British rock drummer (Roxy Music 1971-80 & 2001-11 - Love Is The Drug Concrete Blonde 1989-94 Lindisfarne 2013-21) born in Newcastle upon Tyne England
13 May 1956
Aleksandr Kaleri Russian cosmonaut (Soyuz TM-14) born in Jrmala Latvian SSR Soviet Union
13 May 1962
Kathleen Jamie Scottish poet (Surfacing and now) and essayist born in Scotland
13 May 1963
Melissa Nobles American political scientist (Chancellor of MIT 2021-) born in New York City
13 May 1638
Richard Simon French Oratorian priest biblical critic and orientalist (Histoire Critique du Vieux Testament Critical History of the Old Testament) born in Dieppe Kingdom of France (d. 1712) [1]
13 May 1712
Johann Hartwig Ernst Count von Bernstorff German-Danish statesman born in Hanover Germany (d. 1772)
13 May 1742
Archduchess Maria Christina Duchess of Teschen and Governor of the Austrian Netherlands born in Vienna Austria (d. 1798)
13 May 1756
Wojciech ywny Polish pianist composer and Chopins first piano teacher born in Meno Kingdom of Bohemia (d. 1842)
13 May 1767
John VI the Clement King of Portugal (1816-26) and Brazil (1816-22) born in the Palace of Queluz Portugal (d. 1826)
13 May 1776
Charles Ots Belgian composer born in Brussels Austrian Netherlands (d. 1845)
13 May 1794
Louis Lopold Robert Swiss painter (Summer Reapers Arriving in the Pontine Marshes) born in Chaux-de-Fonds Switzerland (d. 1835) [1]
13 May 1795
Grard-Paul Deshayes French geologist known for his research on Cenozoic marine fossil molluscs of the Paris Basin born in Nancy France (d. 1875) [1]
13 May 1854
Paul Klengel German pianist violinist composer and educator born in Leipzig Kingdom of Saxony (d. 1935)
13 May 1868
Paolo Gallico Italian-American concert pianist composer (The Apocalypse) and educator born in Trieste Austro-Hungarian Empire (d. 1955)
13 May 1894
sgeir sgeirsson Icelandic politician and the second President of Iceland (1952-68) born in Iceland (d. 1972)
13 May 1900
Jos Panhuysen Dutch author (Dont Walk in Water Life Alone is Not Enough) born in Tilburg Netherlands (d. 1986) [1]
13 May 1906
Thomas Mitchell British architect and structural engineer born in Dundee Scotland (d. 1996) [1]
13 May 1909
Ken Darby American vocal arranger lyricist Academy Award-winning film score composer and writer born in Hebron Nebraska (d. 1992)
13 May 1912
Judah Nadich American rabbi and the Jewish affairs adviser to General Dwight Eisenhower born in Baltimore Maryland (d. 2007)
13 May 1921
Sid Vincent British trade unionist and leader of the Lancashire miners union in the 1980s born in England (d. 1992)
13 May 1925
Russ Savakus American jazz folk and rock session bassist and violinist born in Reading Pennsylvania (d. 1984)
13 May 1927
Clive Barnes British-American drama critic (NY Times 1978-2008 NY Post 1965-77) born in London England (d. 2008)
13 May 1930
Vernon Shaw Dominican politician and President of Dominica (1998-2003) born in Roseau Dominica (d. 2013)
13 May 1932
Francine Pascal American author of the Sweet Valley High book series born in Manhattan (d. 2024) [1]
13 May 1937
John Cope British politician (UK Paymaster General) born in England
13 May 1937
Judith Somogi American conductor (Utica Symphony 1977-80 Frankfurt Opera 1982-87) born in Brooklyn New York City (d. 1988)
13 May 1938
Laurent Beaudoin French Canadian businessman and CEO of Bombardier born in Laurier Station Quebec [1]
13 May 1942
Jim Douglas Scottish jazz guitarist born in Gifford East Lothian Scotland
13 May 1943
Mary Wells American pop singer (My GuyYou Beat Me to the Punch) born in Detroit Michigan (d. 1992)
13 May 1944
Crispin Agnew of Lochnaw 11th Baronet Scottish explorer and genealogist born in Scotland
13 May 1944
Doug Laughton English rugby league lock (15 Tests GB St. Helens Wigan Widnes) and coach (Widnes 504 games) born in Widnes England (d. 2025)
13 May 1947
Robert Rab Noakes Scottish folk-country singer-songwriter (Turn A Deaf Ear) born in St Andrews Fife Scotland
13 May 1952
Manfred Langer Austrian-Dutch owner of the Amsterdam discotheque iT born in Vienna Austria (d. 1994) [1] [2]
13 May 1957
Andrea Klump German terrorist (attempt to murder Jewish emigrants in Hungary) born in Wiesbaden Germany
13 May 1957
Claudie Haigner French astronaut (Soyuz TM-23 TM-24 TM-32 TM-33) and first female French astronaut born in Le Creusot France [1]
13 May 1960
David Simon American journalist and television producer (The Wire We Own This City) born in Washington DC
13 May 1961
Walter Lang German jazz pianist (Rick Hollander Quartet ELF) born in Schwbisch Gmnd Germany (d. 2021)
13 May 1964
Ronnie Coleman American professional bodybuilder who won Mr. Olympia eight times born in Monroe Louisiana
13 May 1965
Jos Antonio Delgado Venezuelan mountain climber born in Caracas Venezuela (d. 2006)
13 May 1966
Kamen Vodenicharov Bulgarian actor and producer (105 minutes Sofia - The History of the City) born in Sofia Bulgaria
13 May 1874
Henry Clough-Leiter American organist choirmaster and composer (Pensive Monody The Christ of the Andes) born in Washington D.C. (d. 1956)
13 May 1931
Eileen Diss British theatrical designer (August Secret Places Betrayal) born in London (d. 2024)
13 May 1934
Colin Ford British photographic historian and the founder director of the National Museum of Photography Film and Television Bradford (1982-93) born in Battersea England (d. 2025)
13 May 1935
Anne Merriman British doctor who revolutionized palliative care in Uganda born in Liverpool England (d. 2025) [1]
13 May 1935
Dominic Cossa American baritone and voice teacher born in Jessup Pennsylvania (d. 2024)
13 May 1935
Stella Rimington British intelligence officer and the first woman to head MI5 (1992-96) born in London (d. 2025) [1]
13 May 1937
(Alessandro) Teddy Randazzo American accordionist (The Three Chuckles) pop singer and songwriter (with Bobby Weinstein - Im on the Outside Looking In Goin Out of My Head Its Gonna Take a Miracle) born in New York City (d. 2003)
13 May 1940
Richard Brooks American soul singer (Impressions 1958-62 - Gypsy Woman) and songwriter (For Your Precious Love) born in Chattanooga Tennessee (d. 2023)
13 May 1943
Aggrey Burke Jamaican-British academic activist and the first Black NHS consultant psychiatrist born in St Elizabeth parish Jamaica (d. 2025)
13 May 1943
Anthony Clarke Lord Clarke of Stone-cum-Ebony Scottish-British barrister judge and chair of the Marchioness Disaster inquiry born in Ayr Scotland (d. 2026)
13 May 1943
Ruth Thorne-Thomsen American photographer known for using a pinhole camera (Liberty Head) born in New York City (d. 2025)
13 May 1944
Son Sook South Korean screen and theatre actress (Volcano Guest Mother) radio host and politician born in South Gyeongsang Province South Korea
13 May 1945
Blue Lou Marini American saxophonist arranger and composer (The Blues Brothers) born in Charleston South Carolina
13 May 1946
Bruce Logan British cinematographer and visual effects artist (Star Wars Episode IV A New Hope 2001 A Space Odyssey) born in London (d. 2025)
13 May 1947
(Robert) Rab Noakes Scottish folk-country singer-songwriter (Turn A Deaf Ear) born in St Andrews Fife Scotland
13 May 1951
James Whale [Michael Whale] British radio presenter (The James Whale Radio Show) born in Ewell England (d. 2025)
13 May 1957
Koji Suzuki Japanese horror author (Ring Spiral) born in Hamamatsu Japan (d. 2026)
13 May 1958
Barry McIlheney Irish journalist and founding editor of Empire magazine (1989-93) born in Belfast Northern Ireland (d. 2025) [1]
13 May 1958
Darrell Sheets American antiques store owner and reality television personality (Storage Wars 2010-23) born in California (d. 2026)
13 May 1961
Danny Leiner American film director (Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle Dude Wheres My Car) born in Manhattan New York (d. 2018)